Specifications

Glossary
Glossary - 4
platforms equipped with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), or
on a server equipped with either the UC Davis SNMP agent or
Windows 2000 Server SNMP agent.
dynamic site content
Dynamic site content is site content that is automatically generated each
time a user accesses the site. Examples are current stock quotes or weather
satellite images.
EAV (Extended Application Verification)
EAV is a health check that verifies an application on a node by running that
application remotely. EAV health check is only one of the three types of
health checks available on a BIG-IP. See also health check, health monitor
and external monitor.
ECV (Extended Content Verification)
ECV is a health check that allows you to determine if a node is up or down
based on whether the node returns specific content. ECV health check is
only one of the three types of health checks available on a BIG-IP. See also
health check.
external monitor
An external monitor is a user-supplied health monitor. See also, health
check, health monitor.
external VLAN
The external VLAN is a default VLAN on the BIG-IP. In a basic
configuration, this VLAN has the administration ports locked down. In a
normal configuration, this is typically a VLAN on which external clients
request connections to internal servers.
fail-over
Fail-over is the process whereby a standby unit in a redundant system takes
over when a software failure or a hardware failure is detected on the active
unit.
fail-over cable
The fail-over cable directly connects the two units together in a redundant
system.
Fastest mode
Fastest mode is a dynamic load balancing mode that bases connection
distribution on which server currently exhibits the fastest response time to
node pings.